**OFFICIAL SELECTION**
SXSW Film Festival (WINNER: Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice)
DOC NYC | Chicago International Film Festival
“An intense and heartbreaking work” – Film Threat
“Intimate and haunting” - The Hollywood Reporter
“Nuanced and unnerving … A haunting true crime documentary” - IndieWire
“A heartrending debut” – Chicago Reader
“Life is too short to be ordinary.” - Yingying Zhang diary entry, June 1, 2017
Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and teacher is full of optimism, hoping to also be married and a mother someday. Within weeks of her arrival, Yingying disappears from the campus. Through exclusive access to Yingying’s family and boyfriend, FINDING YINGYING closely follows their journey as they search to unravel the mystery of her disappearance and seek justice for their daughter while navigating a strange, foreign country. But most of all, FINDING YINGYING is the story of who Yingying was: a talented young woman loved by her family and friends.
- Year2020
- Runtime98 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereSXSW Film Festival
- RatingNot rated
- NoteThis film is partly subtitled in English. Optional closed captions are available.
- DirectorJiayan “Jenny” Shi
- ProducerBrent E. Huffman, Diane Quon, Jiayan “Jenny” Shi
- Executive ProducerMark Mitten, Ken Pelletier, Jolene Pinder, Gordon Quinn
- Co-ProducerShilin Sun
- CinematographerJiayan “Jenny” Shi, Shilin Sun
- EditorJohn Farbrother
- MusicNathan Halpern, Chris Ruggiero
**OFFICIAL SELECTION**
SXSW Film Festival (WINNER: Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Voice)
DOC NYC | Chicago International Film Festival
“An intense and heartbreaking work” – Film Threat
“Intimate and haunting” - The Hollywood Reporter
“Nuanced and unnerving … A haunting true crime documentary” - IndieWire
“A heartrending debut” – Chicago Reader
“Life is too short to be ordinary.” - Yingying Zhang diary entry, June 1, 2017
Yingying Zhang, a 26-year-old Chinese student, comes to the U.S. to study. In her detailed and beautiful diaries, the aspiring young scientist and teacher is full of optimism, hoping to also be married and a mother someday. Within weeks of her arrival, Yingying disappears from the campus. Through exclusive access to Yingying’s family and boyfriend, FINDING YINGYING closely follows their journey as they search to unravel the mystery of her disappearance and seek justice for their daughter while navigating a strange, foreign country. But most of all, FINDING YINGYING is the story of who Yingying was: a talented young woman loved by her family and friends.
- Year2020
- Runtime98 minutes
- LanguageEnglish, Mandarin
- CountryUnited States
- PremiereSXSW Film Festival
- RatingNot rated
- NoteThis film is partly subtitled in English. Optional closed captions are available.
- DirectorJiayan “Jenny” Shi
- ProducerBrent E. Huffman, Diane Quon, Jiayan “Jenny” Shi
- Executive ProducerMark Mitten, Ken Pelletier, Jolene Pinder, Gordon Quinn
- Co-ProducerShilin Sun
- CinematographerJiayan “Jenny” Shi, Shilin Sun
- EditorJohn Farbrother
- MusicNathan Halpern, Chris Ruggiero